Also, take a look at: http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~jain/cis788-97/ftp/virtual_lans/index.htm
...this gives you some more information (and pictures) -- and sometimes pictures help explain things more than words ever could :). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher L Merrill Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:16 PM To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list Subject: Re: [TriLUG] OT - gigabit switches Ryan Leathers wrote: > I would expect a lab environment to make tremendous use of VLANs. Ok...I've read the Wikipedia definition of VLANs, and I can see how they might be useful in a large network. If it matters, we never run multiple simultaneous load tests in our lab. The rest of our office is on a separate switch (same network mask)...but connected to the lab via the lab switch. So, forgive my ignorance, what problem would a VLAN solve for me? Chris -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Chris Merrill | Web Performance, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://webperformance.com 919-433-1762 | 919-845-7601 Website Load Testing and Stress Testing Software & Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
